{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.mobile-phone","code":"thing-q17517","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q17517/","name":"mobile phone","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A portable telephone that makes calls using a radio link, including cellular and satellite phones, now usually a smartphone combining calls, messaging, internet, camera and apps.","purpose":"Let an agent handle mobile phones by model, network, security, privacy, safety, repair and recycling.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["It is a portable telephone using a radio link, including cellular or satellite connections.","Most mobile phones are smartphones.","It stores much personal data.","It contains lithium batteries."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"device","name":"Device","description":"Which phone.","layers":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Identification.","findings":[{"id":"model-finding","name":"Model","description":"Device model.","questions":[{"text":"Which model and operating system version is it?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is it still receiving security updates?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"network","name":"Network","description":"Compatibility.","findings":[{"id":"network-finding","name":"Network","description":"Network.","questions":[{"text":"Is it compatible with the local networks?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Is it unlocked?","kind":"definition"}]}]}]},{"id":"security","name":"Security","description":"Protection.","layers":[{"id":"settings","name":"Settings","description":"Locks and updates.","findings":[{"id":"settings-finding","name":"Settings","description":"Security settings.","questions":[{"text":"Is a screen lock and two-factor authentication in place?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Are updates installed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"lost","name":"Lost or stolen","description":"Response.","findings":[{"id":"lost-finding","name":"Lost","description":"Lost or stolen phone.","questions":[{"text":"What should be done if the phone is lost or stolen?","kind":"action"},{"text":"How is the SIM blocked?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"safety","name":"Safety","description":"Use.","layers":[{"id":"driving","name":"Driving","description":"Distraction.","findings":[{"id":"driving-finding","name":"Driving","description":"Driving.","questions":[{"text":"What are the rules on phone use while driving?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How can distraction be avoided?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"battery","name":"Battery","description":"Fire risk.","findings":[{"id":"battery-finding","name":"Battery","description":"Battery safety.","questions":[{"text":"Is the battery swollen or overheating?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Who should replace it?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"lifecycle","name":"Lifecycle","description":"Repair and recycling.","layers":[{"id":"repair","name":"Repair","description":"Right to repair.","findings":[{"id":"repair-finding","name":"Repair","description":"Repair.","questions":[{"text":"Can it be repaired, and are parts available?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Who can repair it?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"recycle","name":"Recycle","description":"Data wipe.","findings":[{"id":"recycle-finding","name":"Recycle","description":"Recycling.","questions":[{"text":"Has personal data been wiped before recycling?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Where can it be recycled?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Help its user operate it with the user's consent.","Report battery, connectivity and status that the user chooses to share."],"mustNot":["Unlock, read or copy a phone's contents without its user's consent or a lawful order.","Track a person through their phone without consent or legal basis.","Install software or change settings on someone else's phone without their knowledge.","Call or message from a phone as its owner without permission."],"requiresHuman":["Wiping or locking a lost or stolen phone.","Accessing the phone of a person who cannot consent."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["A mobile phone holds a person's private life.","Phones are used for covert monitoring of partners and children."],"affectedParties":["The phone's user","People in their contacts"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person who uses it; the network operator holds the subscription.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Mobile network subscriber records","Device identity blocklists"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q11035","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q115921882","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q5082128","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"telephone and mobile device","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"telecommunications","type":"related","note":"network"},{"target":"battery and computer hardware","type":"contains","note":"components"},{"target":"battery charger","type":"related","note":"accessory"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.mobile-phone","Wikidata: Q17517 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17517)","IMEI: 15-digit device identifier handsets"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Mass:  g - Weigh the device with its installed battery and state whether accessories are included.","External dimensions:  mm - Measure height, width and thickness while stating whether the device is folded or unfolded.","Battery energy capacity:  Wh - Read the rated energy from battery documentation or measure delivered energy under specified discharge conditions.","Display diagonal:  mm - Measure diagonally across the active display area and identify which display is measured."]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Model and IMEI number","Operating system","Feature phones versus smartphones","A handheld device, usually with a touchscreen."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["secure the phone and accounts","protect privacy settings","repair or replace batteries","recycle old phones"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Theft and account takeover","Scams by call and message","Battery fires","Distraction while driving"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["3GPP standards","EU common charger rules","EU right-to-repair and ecodesign rules for phones","Data protection law"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Communication, information, navigation, payments and emergency calls.","smartphones","feature phones","rugged phones","accessible phones for older or disabled users"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q17517: mobile phone","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17517","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Mobile phone","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should phone types be separate entries?","How should security guidance be kept current?","How should repair rules be localised?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q17517/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q17517/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-11T08:41:57Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:29+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}